Per capita methane emissions in Vietnam
Vietnam: Per capita methane emissions was 0.9405 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9405
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
106th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.39
in 1899
All-time low
0.8121
in 1987
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Vietnam, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Vietnam stood at 0.9405.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Vietnam peaked at 1.39 in 1899 and was at its lowest, 0.8121, in 1987.
Vietnam ranks 106th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita methane emissions in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.35 | — |
| 1851 | 1.34 | -0.5% |
| 1852 | 1.32 | -1.1% |
| 1853 | 1.3 | -1.7% |
| 1854 | 1.28 | -1.7% |
| 1855 | 1.26 | -1.7% |
| 1856 | 1.24 | -1.7% |
| 1857 | 1.21 | -1.7% |
| 1858 | 1.19 | -1.7% |
| 1859 | 1.17 | -1.8% |
| 1860 | 1.15 | -1.8% |
| 1861 | 1.13 | -1.7% |
| 1862 | 1.11 | -1.7% |
| 1863 | 1.09 | -1.7% |
| 1864 | 1.08 | -1.7% |
| 1865 | 1.06 | -1.7% |
| 1866 | 1.04 | -1.7% |
| 1867 | 1.02 | -1.7% |
| 1868 | 1 | -1.7% |
| 1869 | 0.9904 | -1.2% |
| 1870 | 0.996 | +0.6% |
| 1871 | 1 | +0.8% |
| 1872 | 1.02 | +1.2% |
| 1873 | 1.03 | +1.7% |
| 1874 | 1.05 | +1.6% |
| 1875 | 1.07 | +1.6% |
| 1876 | 1.08 | +1.6% |
| 1877 | 1.1 | +1.5% |
| 1878 | 1.12 | +1.5% |
| 1879 | 1.13 | +1.5% |
| 1880 | 1.15 | +1.4% |
| 1881 | 1.16 | +1.0% |
| 1882 | 1.17 | +1.0% |
| 1883 | 1.18 | +1.0% |
| 1884 | 1.2 | +1.0% |
| 1885 | 1.21 | +1.0% |
| 1886 | 1.22 | +1.0% |
| 1887 | 1.23 | +1.0% |
| 1888 | 1.24 | +0.9% |
| 1889 | 1.25 | +0.9% |
| 1890 | 1.27 | +0.9% |
| 1891 | 1.28 | +1.0% |
| 1892 | 1.3 | +1.5% |
| 1893 | 1.32 | +1.9% |
| 1894 | 1.33 | +0.3% |
| 1895 | 1.34 | +0.7% |
| 1896 | 1.35 | +1.3% |
| 1897 | 1.37 | +1.3% |
| 1898 | 1.39 | +1.2% |
| 1899 | 1.39 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 1.37 | -1.5% |
| 1901 | 1.34 | -2.3% |
| 1902 | 1.29 | -3.4% |
| 1903 | 1.24 | -3.8% |
| 1904 | 1.2 | -3.7% |
| 1905 | 1.15 | -4.1% |
| 1906 | 1.1 | -4.0% |
| 1907 | 1.06 | -4.1% |
| 1908 | 1.01 | -4.0% |
| 1909 | 0.9859 | -2.8% |
| 1910 | 0.9726 | -1.4% |
| 1911 | 0.9517 | -2.2% |
| 1912 | 0.9414 | -1.1% |
| 1913 | 0.9453 | +0.4% |
| 1914 | 0.9504 | +0.5% |
| 1915 | 0.9545 | +0.4% |
| 1916 | 0.9594 | +0.5% |
| 1917 | 0.9614 | +0.2% |
| 1918 | 0.9637 | +0.2% |
| 1919 | 0.9681 | +0.5% |
| 1920 | 0.9728 | +0.5% |
| 1921 | 0.9946 | +2.2% |
| 1922 | 1.01 | +1.7% |
| 1923 | 1.03 | +1.6% |
| 1924 | 1.05 | +2.1% |
| 1925 | 1.07 | +1.9% |
| 1926 | 1.08 | +1.0% |
| 1927 | 1.1 | +2.0% |
| 1928 | 1.13 | +3.0% |
| 1929 | 1.14 | +0.9% |
| 1930 | 1.15 | +0.6% |
| 1931 | 1.15 | -0.4% |
| 1932 | 1.15 | +0.3% |
| 1933 | 1.15 | -0.3% |
| 1934 | 1.15 | +0.2% |
| 1935 | 1.16 | +0.8% |
| 1936 | 1.19 | +2.8% |
| 1937 | 1.21 | +1.8% |
| 1938 | 1.23 | +1.5% |
| 1939 | 1.25 | +1.8% |
| 1940 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 1.25 | -0.4% |
| 1942 | 1.2 | -3.7% |
| 1943 | 1.18 | -1.4% |
| 1944 | 1.15 | -2.6% |
| 1945 | 1.13 | -2.1% |
| 1946 | 1.11 | -1.8% |
| 1947 | 1.1 | -1.1% |
| 1948 | 1.09 | -1.1% |
| 1949 | 1.07 | -1.0% |
| 1950 | 1.07 | -0.8% |
| 1951 | 1.07 | +0.8% |
| 1952 | 1.08 | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 1.09 | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 1.1 | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 1.13 | +2.7% |
| 1956 | 1.13 | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 1.13 | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 1.16 | +2.0% |
| 1959 | 1.17 | +1.7% |
| 1960 | 1.19 | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 1.13 | -4.8% |
| 1962 | 1.14 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 1.06 | -6.8% |
| 1964 | 1.11 | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 1.06 | -4.4% |
| 1966 | 1.02 | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.9953 | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.988 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.9718 | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.928 | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 0.9048 | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.8963 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9173 | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.9205 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8743 | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.897 | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9161 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.8957 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8768 | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8649 | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8658 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8638 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8519 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.8309 | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8258 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8216 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8121 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8167 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8213 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8222 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8477 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8664 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.881 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8774 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9098 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9222 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9166 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.933 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.969 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9609 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9499 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9529 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.972 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.04 | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 1.07 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.09 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.1 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.07 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.09 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.08 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.06 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.05 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.04 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9772 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.962 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9715 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9649 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9363 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9576 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9453 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9418 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9405 | -0.1% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.9405 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07, 88% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.9405 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.82, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.27 | 1.17 | 1.35 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.07 | 0.9904 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.06 | 0.996 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.2 | 1.15 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.33 | 1.27 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.17 | 0.9859 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.9569 | 0.9414 | 0.9726 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.06 | 0.9728 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.18 | 1.15 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.15 | 1.07 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.11 | 1.07 | 1.17 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.07 | 0.9718 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9027 | 0.8743 | 0.928 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8375 | 0.8121 | 0.8658 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8945 | 0.8222 | 0.969 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 | 0.9499 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 | 0.962 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9443 | 0.9363 | 0.9576 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Vietnam?
- Per capita methane emissions in Vietnam was 0.9405 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 in 1899.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8121 in 1987.
- How does Vietnam rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Vietnam ranks 106th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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